New Books Added To School Library
The school library adds a Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary and World Book Encyclopedia with colorful plates. New novels include Green Dolphin Street, Brave Nurse, Bramble Bush, Victor Herbert American Music Master, The Way of the North, and Silver Moon Cottage.
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Green Dolphin Street
Elizabeth As
William
Patourel
Ellsworth Newcomb
Bramble Bush
Marguerite Dickson
Mary Elizabeth
Victor Herbert
Claire Lee Purdy
Victor
Bohemia
James Hendryx
Tom
Klondike
Yukon
Alaska
Silver Moon Cottage
Lara Ware Bassett
Ellen Thatcher
Kathie
Aunt Ellen
Youth Center Opens After Sterling Ottawa Game
The Youth Center opened last Friday night after the Sterling Ottawa game. A dance with blue and gold Sterling colors and red and white Ottawa colors drew a large crowd. Committees for decorations included Clara Hall Carmen Grewe Barbara Swain and others while chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Moyer and Mr. and Mrs. C M Geer.
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Sterling
Ottawa
Ter
Clara Hall
Carmen Grewe
Barbara Swain
Herbert Shannon
Bill Stevens
Janet Geer
Sant
Sehoor
Esther Haen
Shirie Woods
Dorothy Mundt
Lola Stern
Inuclear
Jeannine Cramer
Barbara Wooster
Janet Ellmaker
Ray Moyer
C. M. Geer
El Circulo Espanol Holds First Meeting for Spanish Students
El Circulo Espanol held its inaugural gathering in the gym on October 15 to initiate first year Spanish students. Twenty new members joined. costumes impressed as Mary Ann Mosher and Bill Jurkens won best dress prizes. The program included songs, jokes, and a scavenger hunt followed by refreshments. Officers elected October 5 include Director Frances Farris and President Joan Holler.
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el Circulo Espanol
Mary Ann Mosher
Bill Jurkens
Matilde Carrillo
Prisionero del Mar
Prisoner of the Sea
Gilbert Fidalgo
Perfidia
Elmer Barth
el Circulo
Frances Farris
Joan Holler
Doris Deets
Jackie Gossard
Ruth Haynes
G A A District Playday Week Involves Multiple Schools
G A A district playday set for November 3 in the coliseum with invited schools Erie Fulton ooppole Lyndon Prophets town Rock Falls Community Dixon Forreston Mt Morris Polo and Ashton Preparations led by Virginia Haugen Annamae Bell Gwen Turnroth Susan Hoffman Carol Balster Mary Stewart Barbara Swain Carol Moyer and Jeannine Cramer Tennis tournament proceeds as weather allows Baseball head Ethel Propheter assisted by Verla Burger Class managers freshmen Janna Hey sophomores Pat McBride juniors Alaine Brown seniors Donna Adams Freshmen champions Results show varied scores Sophomores seniors 24 27 Freshmen juniors 15 7 Seniors freshmen 16 18 Sophomores juniors 4 23 Freshmen noontime girls 14 11 Class captains freshmen Susan Hoffman sophomores Joan Wright juniors Shirley Meir seniors Shirley Myers Archery upperclass girls practicing at the stadium with at least 3 fall practices Ethel Propheter Joan Heller Susan Beavley Verla Brewer Sue Williams Jane Stager Substitutes Gladys Ward Barbara Swain
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Coliseum
Erie
Fulton
Ooppole Lyndon
Prophetstown
Rock Falls
Community
Dixon
Forreston
Mt. Morris
Polo
Ashton
Virginia Haugen
Annamae Bell
Gwen Turnroth
Susan Hoffman
Carol Balster
Mary Stewart
Barbara Swain
Carol Moyer
Jeannine Cramer
Joan Wright
Shirley Meir
Shirley Myers
Ethel Propheter
Joan Heller
Susan Beavley
Verla Brewer
Sue Williams
Jane Stager
Gladys Ward
Bad night for 18 FFA initiates on Bruce Stouffer farm
On October 8 on the Bruce Stouffer farm, 18 future farmers were initiated in an event that ended in good spirits. Watermelons furnished by Neitske capped the evening as Wayne Bruns and 17 others joined the FFA.
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Bruce Stouffer
Neitske
Wayne Bruns
Karl Over
Dale Long
Max Andreas
Sam Beattie
Donald Zane
Lepee Bushman
Gary Strock
Edwin Schults
Leslie Friesen
David Bayes
Wallace Hartman
Dick Elmendorf
Lesson on eye health from a playful classroom exchange
Miss Sasek asks Susie Hoffman for proof about carrots helping eyes. Susie answers with a witty line about rabbits not wearing glasses, illustrating a humorous, age appropriate dialogue.
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Miss Sasek
Susan
Susie Hoffman
Susie
Sterling Triumphs Over Ottawa 41 to 13 in Friday Clash
The Sterling Warriors rolled to a 41 13 victory over Ottawa last Friday, lifting their season to undefeated status. Key drives featured Gould Keiser Linton and Wolf with multiple touchdowns and a late Ottawa interception return thwarted by Sterling. Next they travel to Mendota for the final game.
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Sterling Warriors
Ottawa
Gould
Keiser
Linton
Sterling
Clemens
Diets
Seers
Robinson
Suehr
Bonges
Bowman
Wolf
Condron
Foulds
Hoffman
Chalus
Melchi
Luehr
Behrens
Itawa
Golden Warriors
Mendota
Hi-Tri Opens Year With Initiation And Picnic
The Hi-Tri club began its year with a Thursday after school picnic. All new members were initiated under a leadership team including Virginia Haugen Anamae Bell Joye Goldberg Barbara Swain and Bev. The program committee is led by Carol Moyer Corrine Graham Jean Haugen Susan Hoffman Mary Stewart Florence Pratt Ardella Kelly and Barbara rd. Food committee members include Ethel Proprieter chair Lois Eatinger Nancy Doermann Joyce Cole Kay Hooge veen Helen Hinz Carol Graham and Patt Trenholm. Advisers are Miss Adams Miss Harris and Mrs Twardock.
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Hi-Tri
Virginia Haugen
Anamae Bell
Joye Goldberg
Barbara Swain
Bev
Carol Moyer
Corrine Graham
Jean Haugen
Susan Hoffman
Mary Stewart
Florence Pratt
Ardella Kelly
Barbarard
Ethel Proprieter
Lois Eatinger
Nancy Doermann
Sterling High Fans Ride Proud After Fifth Victory
A Sterling Illinois bus trip to Hall Township with thirty to forty students turned into a lively rally as they cheered the Sterling High team to a fifth straight win. The group sang and shouted all the way, celebrated at the game, and returned tired but proud of their victory.
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Nig Bya
Hall Township
Ace
Sterling
Illinois
Sterling High
Mitchell
Bernie
FFA Sectional School Held At Oct. First
About 120 Future Farmers and farm advisers gathered at the coliseum for a sectional school of instruction in agriculture. Amboy hosted with Herbert Leffleman in charge as section VP. Orville Holt advised. Gilbert Fidalgo entertained. Ed Heyer outlined state programs. delegates met in sectional groups to study topics from soil savers to leadership and scholarship.
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Coliseum
Amboy
Herbert Leffleman
Orville Holt
Springs Ill
Gilbert Fidalgo
Ed Heyer
Big Rock
Illinois Future Farmers
F. F. A. Foundation
Atkinson
Annawan
Ashton Cambridge
Dixon
Erie
Franklin Grove
Kewanee
Center Morrison
Orion
Prophetstown
Sterling
Tampico
Joe Davis
Charles Matsnick
DuWayne Diets
Russell Ebersole
Economics class supply and demand example discussed
In class Mr. Robbins leads a quick exercise on supply and demand with Mr. Blum contributing a simple illustration using the term aaa and related concepts. The session focuses on basic market dynamics and price influence.
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Robbins
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